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Application process
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Last updated: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 20:56
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Application process Taxi Ride-hail (TNS) Inter-city bus … are made by Board members. Staff do not make decisions on applications. When making a decision on your application, the … in your application, Board staff draft and email you a summary of your application. The summary includes the …
Support or object to an application
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Last updated: Sun, 03/31/2024 - 21:42
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Support or object to an application The Passenger Transportation Board (Board) publishes a summary of the applications it receives on its website . Anyone can provide …
Board rules of practice and procedure
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Last updated: Thu, 01/25/2024 - 16:05
… on the licensee; “applicant” means a person who has made application to the Registrar for: a) a licence, a … Board staff except in the following circumstances: a) applications made to the Registrar pursuant to sections 24, … the applicant of the Board’s decision. Rule 8: Application summary Subject to Section 26(3) of the Act, Board staff …
Urgent public need
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Last updated: Tue, 07/25/2023 - 17:07
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Urgent public need Sometimes there is … the Passenger Transportation Board (Board) will process applications based on "urgent public need." This is an … An applicant is responsible for a delay in submitting an application or meeting application requirements The service …
Inter-city bus
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:46
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Inter-city bus Inter-city bus operators … is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … (Registrar form) Inter-city bus authorization application summary (235 KB) Inter-city bus route worksheet (659 KB) (for …
Reduce or stop inter-city bus service
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Last updated: Mon, 04/01/2024 - 00:13
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Reduce or stop inter-city bus service … The Board will publish the rationale document with the application summary posted on the Board’s website Meet Board requirements …
Hearings
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 16:05
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Hearings When deciding an application, … or a combination of both based on the information in the application file. A written hearing means that all …
Forms
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Last updated: Tue, 10/17/2023 - 16:24
… vehicles (270 KB) PT Board Form 4: Municipal notice (taxi applications) (575 KB) PT Board Form 5: Disclosure of … (300 KB) PT Board Form 7: Inter-city bus authorization application summary (235 KB) PT Board Form 7-S (simplified): Inter-city …
Demonstrating public need and sound economic conditions
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Last updated: Fri, 02/16/2024 - 11:49
… and submitters Introduction It is important to ensure an application for a new or amended licence has the information … is information or facts that are verifiable and accurate. Applications and submissions may contradict each other. In … how the survey was conducted. You should also provide a summary of the survey results. It is important that you …
https://www.ptboard.bc.ca/demonstrating-public-need-and-sound-economic-conditions
Ride-hail (TNS) rates
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Last updated: Tue, 10/17/2023 - 18:17
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Ride-hail (TNS) rates Ride-hail … rate. Open all Rates rule - TNS rates rule Disclaimer (PDF copy) The HTML version of the document displayed below … be set on a case by case basis after a review of the TNS application and taxi rates in an area. 3. TNS minimum rates …
Taxi meters
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Last updated: Tue, 04/30/2024 - 01:02
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Taxi meters The Passenger … the authority of any licence issued in response to the application, and the inspection, testing, adjustments, … 17. For the purposes of this rule, apps are software applications that are used by passengers to book or hail a …
Preparing a business plan
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Last updated: Tue, 10/31/2023 - 11:02
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Preparing a business plan Applicants … that is consistent with the other material in the application submission Includes information on the background … other information that you think is relevant. Executive summary Summarizes key points in your business plan …
Uber transfer application Q&As
Type: News and updates
Published: Wed, 05/10/2023 - 13:00
… Copy Copied Uber transfer application Q&As May 10, 2023 Who is the Passenger … Board for a decision. The public is made aware of pending applications through a summary published in the Board’s Weekly Bulletin. There is a …
https://www.ptboard.bc.ca/news/2023-05/uber-transfer-application-qas
Making the passenger transportation industry more accessible
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Last updated: Mon, 04/01/2024 - 00:09
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Making the passenger transportation … the Accessible BC Act came into effect on September 1, 2022. The Board must comply with corporate reporting …
Systemic decision - rates
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Last updated: Tue, 04/30/2024 - 00:51
… mandate goes beyond licensing decisions on individual applications and encompasses the role of regulating certain … the topic of credit card surcharges in its December 2022 and January 2023 Board meetings. Following a motion … licensees are currently more likely to make a rate change application to the Board to build in the additional cost of …
Amend or change a limousine or shuttle licence
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Last updated: Tue, 06/27/2023 - 09:25
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Amend or change a limousine or shuttle … “legislative requirements”. Make sure you understand the application process . Learn how the Board makes a decision … Some amendments may be considered ‘minor’. Minor amendment applications can be less detailed. The Board will let you …
Ride-hail (TNS)
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:44
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Ride-hail (TNS) Ride-hail or … is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … the Supplementary Terms & Conditions respecting TNSA applications and Data Requirements (495 KB) imposed by the …
Amend or change a taxi licence
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Last updated: Tue, 01/09/2024 - 15:05
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Amend or change a taxi licence Taxi … “legislative requirements”. Make sure you understand the application process . Learn how the Board makes a decision … Some amendments may be considered ‘minor’. Minor amendment applications can be less detailed. The Board will let you …
Taxi
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Last updated: Thu, 12/07/2023 - 10:36
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Taxi Taxi operators must have a … is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … (257 KB) Municipal notice (575 KB) Public explanation of applications (300 KB) Disclosure of unlawful activity & …
Temporary Operating Permit (TOP)
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Last updated: Tue, 04/30/2024 - 02:45
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Temporary Operating Permit (TOP) Need … There are three types of TOP and each requires a different application: Regular TOP (taxis, limos, shuttles, and other … of temporary and urgent need. Fees for Festive Season TOP applications are the same as regular TOP applications. Read …
Fitness
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Last updated: Tue, 10/31/2023 - 10:29
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Fitness When taxi, ride-hail, limo and … a decision on a licence: New, amendment and transfer applications for Special Authorization passenger transportation licences Urgent Public Need applications Temporary Operating Permit applications The …
Change rates or rules
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Last updated: Thu, 12/21/2023 - 14:19
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Change rates or rules Taxi, limousine, … rules of taxis in the area? Make sure you understand the application process . It explains how the Board uses the … the Board requires 51% of licensees to submit rate change applications before it will consider changes to a common …
Amend or change a ride-hailing (TNS) licence
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Last updated: Tue, 01/09/2024 - 15:12
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Amend or change a ride-hailing (TNS) … “legislative requirements”. Make sure you understand the application process . Learn how the Board makes a decision … using the information and evidence you submit in your application package. Changing regions To operate in other …
https://www.ptboard.bc.ca/amend-or-change-ride-hailing-tns-licence
Limousine and shuttle
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Last updated: Tue, 04/30/2024 - 00:19
… Print PDF Share Copy Copied Limousine and shuttle Limousine, … is a public need for that proposed service; and that the application, if granted, promotes sound economic conditions … and Conditions of Licence (257 KB) Public Explanation of Applications (300 KB) Disclosure of unlawful activity & …
About the Passenger Transportation Board
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Last updated: Fri, 04/12/2024 - 13:44
… is to make decisions on special authorization applications relating to: Passenger directed vehicle … authorization passenger transportation licences. If an application is approved, the Board is responsible for setting … Strategic plan 2023-2026 (4 MB) Strategic plan 2019-2022 (256 KB) Annual report 2022/2023 (6 MB) Annual report …